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SULKY PLOW.

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Patented Aug. 29, 1882.

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EUGENE POWELL, OF DELAIVARE, OHIO.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,577, dated August29, 1882, Application inea April 5, 1382. (Moda.)

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE POWELL, of Delaware, in the countyot'Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedSiilky-Plow, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in sulky-plows; and it consists inthe peculiar construction and arrangement ot'parts, as hereinafter fullydescribed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part ot'this specitication, in which my improved sulky-plow is represented inperspective view, some of the parts being broken out.

To connect the short axles A. and B for the wheels O and D with thesnlky-i'rame E in a substantial arrangement, I make the upright framesof curved bars G H and the cross-bar I, connecting bars G Htogether-bars G to beams E and bars I to pendants F-thus making a verysubstantial wheel-truck or sulky to carry the plow J. The axle B for thewheel D, which runs on the land side,l is rigidly attached to the lowerend of frame-bar F; but the axle A for the wheel C, which runs in thefurrow, is connected to a short bar, K, which is pivoted to a bar, F, atL, the said axle being rigidly attached to said short bar K, and havinga hook-head, M, turned down inside of bar G, along which it swings inraising and lowering wheel C, said bar G beingcurved to the radius ot'center L. The lever N is attached to this bar K for swinging the wheelO, and said lever swings along the slotted and notched bar O to befastened in notches P, Q, or It, according as the wheel is to be set. Innotch P, where the lever is shown intl' a drawing, said lever holds thewheel in the @bien for running along the furrow. In the other notches itsupports the frame lower down ou the wheel for running along the road.

The plow-beam S is connected to the truck by two cranked rods or hails,T U-to the first by its front end and to the other near the rear. Theconnection is made by means of clcvises W and X. Itis by theseconnections that the plow is drawn along the ground, regulated as to thedepth of the furrow, and lifted and carried above ground. The bail T ispivoted to the frame at Y near the axles, and it extends forwardtherefrom suitably for carrying the clevis W to connect the front endofthe plowbeam. From the front cross-har of this bail it is connected byrod a with cranked lever b, by which it is supported high or low, asrequired, to regulate the dral't on the plow-beams by setting said leverin the notched rack d by its latch e. u

The bail U is supported at the front side of the frame on pivotsf, andat the rear it is connected by rod g with the cranked lever 7i, which isemployed to carry the plow above ground, said lever being shifted overto the front on its notched bar t', and fastened by its latch;- to holdthe plow up above the ground. This bail has longer sweep than the otherin order to lit't the plow to the required height. When the plow is atwork the latchj is fastened up by the dog k to allow the lever t toswing freely, and permit the plow to run as it will, the depth beingcontrolled entirely by the front bail, T. When the bails T and U areconnected to the frame there is a stay cleat or cap, m, firmly rivetedonto the frame for the support ot' pivotbolts fand y at one end, andalso for enabling the pivotbolt nuts to be screwed up tight, so thatthey will not work loose. The caps for bail U are riveted to bar G at nand to cross-bar I atp, and caps for bail T are also riveted at one endto bars I, the other ends being riveted to bars H.

g represents the pole for the horses, and-r lthe drivers seat, thelatter being mounted on one of the cross-bars E ot' the truck-frame. Itwill be noticed that the construction of the vertical portions of theframe, by which the axles are connected to the top frame, is calculatedto afford great strength and rigidity with small and light material.

1t will be noticed that the suspended plowbeam prevents dragging of thebails T U along weeds, cornstalks, Sto., and affording greaterprotection to the bails than if the same were arranged below the beam.

A notched locking-bar, O, may also be attached to both sides offraine Eand the wheels G D be interchangeable-that is to say, the wheel C, withattached axle A and a bar and lever, K N, may be adjusted at theopposite side ot' the frame F to that shown, thus permitting the use ofboth right and left hand plows.

The bar K and frame F mayalso be provided IOO with a series ofpivoting-holes, as at L, for ad- I, lhe enrved bar H, having;` its endssecured justing' the degiession of wheel G in aecordt0 the saiderossbar, and the depending bar 15 ance with the working depth of theplow, and F,substantiallyas herein shown anddeseribed. the connectionsbetween cranked levers b 7L 2. In a snlky-plow, the combination, with 5may be rendered adjustable by a series of pivthe side bai, E, and theaxle A, having hooked otingfholes for the bolts connecting the rods headM, 0f the eni'ved bars G H, the cross-bar a g with the said levers, aswill be readily un- I, the depending bnr F, the pivoted bar K, zo

derstood. and levelI N, substantially' as and for the pur- Having thusfully described iny invention, I pose Set forth. Io claim as new anddesire to seenie by Letters EUGENE POWELL.

Patent Witnesses:

1. An axle-supportingframe foiSnlky-plews, T. l). POWELL, consisting; ofthe curved bai1 G, the cross-bnr FRANK A. KAUFFMAN.

